The paradigm shift in soybean trade that came to light in early 2018 actually began in 2017 as China began lowering the acceptable percentage of foreign material in U.S. imports, Jerry Gulke explains the implications.

Last week’s “The Rest of the Story” ended with thinking there would be a surprise(s) in last Thursday’s report. There were surprises on all accounts: acreage of corn and soybeans as well as stocks as of March 1.